The Best/Worst Moments of last night's show

[Steve of Bloomington]

Bad Ronald is bizarre and creepy for a network TV movie.

Bad Ronald(1974)

49.95?!

VHS tapes used to cost monster bucks back in the 80's.  It wasn't rare for them to go for $100 or so, no matter how terrible the movie.

I remember seeing a full-page ad that Police Academy IV was available on video for $89.99. I had seen it in the theater and it was the first movie I ever walked out of, so the idea that people would pay $89.99 to see it presumably more than once boggled the mind.

[Rick in Salt Lake]

I remember seeing a full-page ad that Police Academy IV was available on video for $89.99. I had seen it in the theater and it was the first movie I ever walked out of, so the idea that people would pay $89.99 to see it presumably more than once boggled the mind.

Those movies were never the same after the death of Clara Peller...

[Flood]

So, who's this Alex character? He called in saying he was calling from Detroit @ 2:38:34, then called back as Alex from Anchorage @ 2:47:57. I remember that he's been calling a couple of times in the past, but the only specific instance I could identify was as "Alex in Bitters, Arkansas" @ 0:36:39 from the January 31 episode.

[cavorting with nudists]

Those movies were never the same after the death of Clara Peller...

Were any of us?

[Greggulator]

In hour one/two right now. Great as usual. I love the Oberlin mockery. I've met a few folks from that college over the years and they produce some really annoying people (sorry to any alum on here, but you probably agree).

Deceased pro wrestler Larry Sweeney went there, and I hung out with him in what was one of the Top 5 most insane nights of my life. I saw him ash cigarettes in an open foot wound and wrestle three girls on matresses at an art kid loft in Philly. So he kind of made up for the other kids I met from there, so maybe it's okay after all.

Jon From Maplewood BROUGHT IT with the Cosell talk. The thought of him watching kids playing soccer in the background creeps me out beyond belief. I also loved the talk about Woody Paige and Skip Bayless and everyone else responsible for ESPN becoming really worthless.

Pudge's call is on. Gotta go!

[fonpr]

Pudge is something special.

[Key Loser]

I just about died listening to the Pudge call.

"Squat Munches"

[Sashamak]

Gary's screenplay

"Yeah.......Mike Sucks."

[Crusherkc]

Our long national nightmare is over: Zilch from hmitatine is permanently banned.  When he does get through something bad will happen to his red-marble vinyl album.  Two other higlights: on Old Brian Wilson - " 'In My Room'...what room?" and Gary the Squirrel mocking Mike's voice- "Yeah alright okay" "Yeah alright okay"

Feel better, Tom.

[daveB from Oakland]

"Daniel Goodblood and Anton Chigger"

There was sort of a disconcerting quality to all the Marfans who called into last night's show ... sumthin' just a little bit off.

[BadGuyZero]

Bad Ronald is bizarre and creepy for a network TV movie.

Bad Ronald(1974)

49.95?!

VHS tapes used to cost monster bucks back in the 80's.  It wasn't rare for them to go for $100 or so, no matter how terrible the movie.

I remember seeing a full-page ad that Police Academy IV was available on video for $89.99. I had seen it in the theater and it was the first movie I ever walked out of, so the idea that people would pay $89.99 to see it presumably more than once boggled the mind.

I don't recall seeing studio released "priced to own" movies until circa 1983/84. Paramount had a line that included "Terms Of Endearment." "Flashdance" and "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan" priced at $25-$30 each. Studios could get $70+ per VHS copy because video rental stores were popping up everywhere and they accounted for the majority of VHS copies purchased. Video stores would sell previously viewed copies of the tapes once demand waned. The video store in the town where I grew up would pre-sell the previously viewed copies to recoup some of their investment. I remember pre-buying a pre-viewed copy of "Return Of The Jedi" for $40. That included rental of the tape for the first week it was out. I was renting "The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension" so often that the guy suggested I just plunk down $80 for my own copy as that would be cheaper in the long run than renting it every weekend for five bucks.

There was sort of a disconcerting quality to all the Marfans who called into last night's show ... sumthin' just a little bit off.

Every person I've encountered from Marfa is weird. It seems like the whole town is populated by people who would be right at home in a David Lynch flick.

What in the blazes was Van in DC's malfunction??? Tom made a comment about not wanting to play Fairport Covention and Sandy Denny and Van takes it as a personal insult. Three-plus hours he was running his mouth on Twitter calling Tom all manner of vile names and threatening to stop financially supporting WFMU unless they make Tom apologize on-air to Van. It was the Twitter equivalent of "The Feltdown."

[MiddleBro]

What in the blazes was Van in DC's malfunction??? Tom made a comment about not wanting to play Fairport Covention and Sandy Denny and Van takes it as a personal insult. Three-plus hours he was running his mouth on Twitter calling Tom all manner of vile names and threatening to stop financially supporting WFMU unless they make Tom apologize on-air to Van. It was the Twitter equivalent of "The Feltdown."

I still think the notion of a "feltdown" is still WAY overblown.  Wally never went off like this and never threatened the station or anyone associated with it.  He mainly played along with the wrestler-type rivalry with Gregg's heel, and it led to Tom having a mentor-like chat with him, to help set him straight.  Equating it with any kind of true meltdown rings false.


   -Zach (Big Z/Z-Man/Wally's Human/Whatever Else)

[BadGuyZero]

What in the blazes was Van in DC's malfunction??? Tom made a comment about not wanting to play Fairport Covention and Sandy Denny and Van takes it as a personal insult. Three-plus hours he was running his mouth on Twitter calling Tom all manner of vile names and threatening to stop financially supporting WFMU unless they make Tom apologize on-air to Van. It was the Twitter equivalent of "The Feltdown."

I still think the notion of a "feltdown" is still WAY overblown.  Wally never went off like this and never threatened the station or anyone associated with it.  He mainly played along with the wrestler-type rivalry with Gregg's heel, and it led to Tom having a mentor-like chat with him, to help set him straight.  Equating it with any kind of true meltdown rings false.


   -Zach (Big Z/Z-Man/Wally's Human/Whatever Else)

Valid point.

[TrapNeuterReturn]

Larry Sweeney delivered some of the best promos ever. His stuff with Mitch Ryder and Robbie Ellis for Chikara was transcendent. Truly a great artist, athlete, and entertainer.

[fonpr]

Equating it with any kind of true meltdown rings false.


   

Perhaps that is where the humor lies.  Get it?  *Get* it??